diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240917-174446.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240917-174446.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..89dd65e6f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Fixes-20240917-174446.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Fixes
+body: Fix `--resource-type test` for `dbt list` and `dbt build`
+time: 2024-09-17T17:44:46.121032-06:00
+custom:
+  Author: dbeatty10
+  Issue: "10730"
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/build.py b/core/dbt/task/build.py
index bcaaf45622f..62d2ed28c7c 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/build.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/build.py
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ def get_node_selector(self, no_unit_tests=False) -> ResourceTypeSelector:
                 graph=self.graph,
                 manifest=self.manifest,
                 previous_state=self.previous_state,
+                resource_types=resource_types,
             )
         return ResourceTypeSelector(
             graph=self.graph,
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/list.py b/core/dbt/task/list.py
index a74a5bffec2..53fc0d80a13 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/list.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/list.py
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ def get_node_selector(self):
                 graph=self.graph,
                 manifest=self.manifest,
                 previous_state=self.previous_state,
+                resource_types=self.resource_types,
             )
         else:
             return ResourceTypeSelector(
diff --git a/core/dbt/task/test.py b/core/dbt/task/test.py
index dbcbbbb8ee3..f8b6b5964d7 100644
--- a/core/dbt/task/test.py
+++ b/core/dbt/task/test.py
@@ -376,12 +376,14 @@ def _render_daff_diff(self, daff_diff: daff.TableDiff) -> str:
 
 
 class TestSelector(ResourceTypeSelector):
-    def __init__(self, graph, manifest, previous_state) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self, graph, manifest, previous_state, resource_types=[NodeType.Test, NodeType.Unit]
+    ) -> None:
         super().__init__(
             graph=graph,
             manifest=manifest,
             previous_state=previous_state,
-            resource_types=[NodeType.Test, NodeType.Unit],
+            resource_types=resource_types,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/tests/functional/unit_testing/fixtures.py b/tests/functional/unit_testing/fixtures.py
index e73351f89d8..83e98677f20 100644
--- a/tests/functional/unit_testing/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/functional/unit_testing/fixtures.py
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@
 FROM {{ ref('my_model_a') }}
 """
 
+test_my_model_a_yml = """
+models:
+  - name: my_model_a
+    columns:
+      - name: a
+        tests:
+          - not_null
+      - name: id
+        tests:
+          - not_null
+"""
+
 test_my_model_yml = """
 unit_tests:
   - name: test_my_model
diff --git a/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_ut_resource_types.py b/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_ut_resource_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..85d198bb60a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/functional/unit_testing/test_ut_resource_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import pytest
+from fixtures import (  # noqa: F401
+    my_model_a_sql,
+    my_model_b_sql,
+    my_model_sql,
+    test_my_model_a_yml,
+    test_my_model_pass_yml,
+)
+
+from dbt.tests.util import run_dbt
+
+EXPECTED_MODELS = [
+    "test.my_model",
+    "test.my_model_a",
+    "test.my_model_b",
+]
+
+EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS = [
+    "test.not_null_my_model_a_a",
+    "test.not_null_my_model_a_id",
+]
+
+EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS = [
+    "unit_test:test.test_my_model",
+]
+
+
+class TestUnitTestResourceTypes:
+    @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+    def models(self):
+        return {
+            "my_model.sql": my_model_sql,
+            "my_model_a.sql": my_model_a_sql,
+            "my_model_b.sql": my_model_b_sql,
+            "test_my_model.yml": test_my_model_pass_yml,
+            "test_my_model_a.yml": test_my_model_a_yml,
+        }
+
+    def test_unit_test_list(self, project):
+        results = run_dbt(["run"])
+
+        # unit tests
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--resource-type", "unit_test"])
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS
+
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-types", "model", "test"])
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_UNIT_TESTS
+
+        # data tests
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--resource-type", "test"])
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS
+
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-types", "unit_test", "model"])
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS
+
+        results = run_dbt(["build", "--resource-type", "test"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS)
+
+        results = run_dbt(["build", "--exclude-resource-types", "unit_test", "model"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_DATA_TESTS)
+
+        # models
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--resource-type", "model"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_MODELS)
+
+        results = run_dbt(["list", "--exclude-resource-type", "unit_test", "test"])
+        assert sorted(results) == EXPECTED_MODELS
+
+        results = run_dbt(["build", "--resource-type", "model"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_MODELS)
+
+        results = run_dbt(["build", "--exclude-resource-type", "unit_test", "test"])
+        assert len(results) == len(EXPECTED_MODELS)